Lindblad Expeditions' National Geographic Resolution completed sea trials in Vartdalfjord, the outermost part of the Storfjord, at the entrance of the iconic Geirangerfjord.
Hurtigruten Expeditions appointed Canadian Sunniva Sørby and Norwegian Hilde Fålun Strøm as Fridtjof Nansen's godmothers.
Ponant Chairman Asia Pacific Sarina Bratton announced the appointment of media personality Andrew Daddo as the company’s first brand ambassador for Australasia.
Ponant is a member of the partners and patrons club of the Ministry for Ecological Transition, organizer of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress to be hosted in Marseille Sept. 3-11.
Hurtigruten began expedition cruises to Svalbard in 1896, and today — 125 years later — plans to name its hybrid battery-powered Fridtjof Nansen there.
Marine consultancy Knud E. Hansen has expanded on the interiors for a 144 mtr icebreaking expedition ship it designed and showcased in September 2020.
Lori Sheller, most recently with MSC Cruises USA, joined Swan Hellenic as VP sales and marketing, North America.
Ever-expanding Hurtigruten Expeditions is adding Russia's White Sea to its offerings.
Atlas Ocean Voyages' second ship, World Traveller, is scheduled to debut in the Mediterranean next July.